Spanjaards Duin dune area

Spanjaards Duin (40ha) is a new dune area, constructed in 2008/9 in front of the existing dunes of the Delfland coast near The Hague (the Netherlands). The area will compensate for predicted quality loss of…

Aquifer Storage and Recovery for sustainable banana production in the Magdalena region, Colombia

Good fresh water supplies needed to safeguard prosperity and well-being

Improving water management techniques in the banana sector is one of the prioritized topics for the coming years and is a cornerstone of the bilateral agenda on circular agriculture of the Dutch Embassy in Colombia….

Integrated Flood Resilience Strategy for Yangon City 2021-2040

Asia

Over the recent years there has been a change in the way the city of Yangon is dealing with floods. The city is growing rapidly and the impact of flooding is becoming more visible in…

Saint-Louis, caught between two threats

Africa

Deltares is working on two projects in Saint-Louis, Senegal, to protect the population against flooding from the Sénégal River and coastal erosion by the sea. “The problems are big, but we have collected a lot…

Estimating plastic discharges from rivers and coastlines in Indonesia

Inland communities can generate large amounts of mismanaged plastic, which can be mobilised and transported into the sea through runoff and rivers. Quantifying plastic inputs from land-based sources and identifying those hotspots that are contributing…

Framework for sustainable investments in the Blue Economy

European Commission wants to shift away from unsustainable sectors The importance of the Blue Economy is increasing quickly in the global economies. There is a better recognition of the potential of Blue Economy to give…

Extreme wave loads on platforms

Deltares has recently applied detailed CFD modelling to compute extreme wave loads on resting and external working platforms for the Vesterhav Offshore Wind Farm, Denmark, that is to be constructed by Vattenfall. Deltares performed tens…

3D Dutch Continental Shelf Model – Flexible Mesh

Delft3D FM Suite

The North Sea is one of the most heavily used seas, with resulting competition between nature, transport, recreation, energy and food supply. How will an offshore wind farm affect the hydrodynamics and transport of fine…

MOMENTUM unique research microplastics and possible effects on our health

Clean subsurface and water are vital for a healthy living environment

The use of plastic materials results in the release of small plastic particles – micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) – to our environment. More research is needed into the possible effects on our health. In the…

GBM Works and Deltares test a silent method for installing offshore wind turbine foundations

Start-up GBM Works B.V. tested a new concept for a quieter installation of monopiles (foundations of offshore wind turbine) in the Geotechnical laboratory of Deltares. The tests provided sufficient insights for the scaling up of…